Level 148 is known as "The Living Level" due to its anomalous ability to shape and alter its surroundings when movement is sensed. Sounds even as minuscule as wanderers’ footsteps can be sensed by the entity and lead to hostility. Although it is seldom used, studies have shown that the level appears to even have the ability to communicate by directly speaking to wanderers on the level. This ability has led to hypotheses from researchers that the level is actively intelligent, manipulative, and acts with malicious intent. The entity can communicate by either inscribing its messages on the wall or speaking to the wanderer. Its voice has been described as low and hoarse, usually leading its prey into a false sense of security or a feeling of hopelessness in order to make prey easier to kill.